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The U.S. mint will launch a $1 coin commemorating President James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States.
The coin will show Buchanan%u2019s portrait with the inscription "JAMES BUCHANAN, IN GOD WE TRUST, 15TH PRESIDENT" and "1857-1861", the U.S. Mint said in a statement. The reverse will show a rendition of the Statue of Liberty with the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."